by Carole Epp | Jul 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
Monicats
Studio Presents:
Ceramic Master Class
With Rob Froese and
Monica De Campo
Making your mark, refining your skills!
July 28 2012. 9am till 5pm.
Moose Jaw, SK
This workshop is designed for the intermediate studio potter or an
active pottery guild member with access to a full working pottery studio. Our
aim is to open your eyes to healthy creative and various ways to enjoy working
with clay effortlessly!
The workshop will provide techniques for:
*Planning your vessel
*Preparing your clay for decoration during the birth of a successful
bowl
*Slapped bowls and handles
*Slips,
stamps, scrafito and waxing/wax resists during various stages in the making
process.
*Troubleshoot your clay and glaze problems
*Good habits to use in your studio practice and more.
Your needs and feedback will determine the best possible day of learning
for all!
Kindly contact Monica De Campo soonest
Cost will be $120 per person (6-10 people only)
This will include: some leather dry and bisque samples,
recipes for slips, sample glaze recipes, a notebook.
Lunch and refreshments.
List of recommended books and websites to inspire you!
Monicats Studio
893 6th Ave NW, Moose Jaw. S6H 4A3
cell: 306-631-2082
Studio306-694-8122
Cheques to Monica De Campo Please!
RRSP Soonest Please!
See You Soon in moose Jaw!
by Carole Epp | Jun 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
Objects of Desire
an international ceramic symposium with masters
5th – 26th July, 2012
During
the three week syposium, workshop participants will create new works, share
information and learn new techniques through the formal and informal
sessions, discuss the advances and developments in this expanding field of ceramics through a series of presentations
and lectures from all the participants. The workshop
will culminate in an exhibition of the work created during the symposium
in the Museum of the International Ceramics Studio.
Featured Masters:
Paul Mathieu (Canada)
His work in ceramics uses function and decoration as concepts
to explore the specificity of ceramics within art and culture.
Altogether art, design, media and crafts, the works contest and subvert
these categories to show their irrelevancy, ultimately.
Márta Nagy (Hungary)
Márta Nagy works within themes, and her
symbolically-charged art is characterized by a diversity in form and
decoration. Márta Nagy uses snow-white Hungarian porcelain and
red-firing chamotte clay. Almost always she combines the two. She
handbuilds her sculptures. The techniques she uses to colour her works
are various: metal oxide, coloured clay, lustre glaze, gold and silver
leaf. The combination of hese exceptional colourings are Nagy’s
signature; combined with the unpredictable forms they present a very
personal and unique work.
How to participate
At the International Ceramics Studio we have
comfortable ceramic studios and on site accommodation in single bedrooms
(provided with bedding, pillows, blankets, towels etc.). The
accommodation is self catering and we have large modern kitchens for
preparing meals and lounges for socialising. Artists have full 24 hour
access to their studios.
Cost of participating in the symposium is
210,000 HUF and includes, accommodation in single room, studio space,use
of all equipment etc. Extra costs will be for the materials and firings
you use.
International Ceramics Studio
H-6000 Kecskemét
Kápolna u.11
Hungary
Telephone and Fax: +36 76 486867
by Carole Epp | Apr 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
The theme for this conference is ‘Subversive Clay’ and over four days it will explore clay as a medium capable of challenging artistic, social and cultural issues through an investigation across past traditions and invigorating new experimentations.
Representing excellence in contemporary clay practice from around the world, the conference will consider how ceramic artists contest traditional approaches to clay as a medium, as an important art form, and thus its role in society.
“On behalf of Craftsouth and the South Australian ceramics community I am pleased to introduce the 2012 Australian Ceramics Triennale and invite you to join us in Adelaide from 28th September to 1st October.
This will be the 13th National Ceramics Conference and we are proud to present an exciting program that brings together leading national and international ceramics practitioners, educators, collectors, critics and cultural theorists in celebrating diversity, plus social and cultural approaches to this field.”
Peter Johnson, Chair, Ceramics Triennale Steering Committee
Sophia Phillips (Ceramic Artist) goes on further to say … “’Subversive Clay’ will explore clay as a medium capable of challenging artistic, social and cultural issues through investigating past traditions and invigorating future experimentation.
The field of ceramics has a long history of ducking trends and laying its own path in the world of the visual arts. The physical versatility of clay means it is not a medium easily confined to set definitions or aesthetics. It is that slipperiness, both literal and figurative, which makes clay an excellent vehicle for the subversion of accepted norms, as well as an extraordinarily useful material.
The term ‘subversive clay’ initially leads one to think of the socio-cultural narratives and commentaries explored by many ceramic artists. However there are other quiet ways in which clay and ceramic artists subvert assumptions within and outside the field … sometimes ideas are forgotten or mistaken for one thing, when in fact they are another, or both. The contradictions, confusions and passionate disagreements over ‘The Vessel’, ‘Skill’ and the ‘Is it Art or Craft’ question (to name a few) are part and parcel of the ‘clay-game’ along with unkempt nails and questionable footwear. These points of friction are integral to development, exploration and the expansion of knowledge – and ultimately such discussions are about shaking up assumptions.”
Sophia Phillips 2011
The Speakers and Artists program will be a melting pot of debates and presentations around the important discourses within the ceramics and wider artworld, and a focal point for discussion on how the craft and its variety of practitioners are evolving to meet new challenges. The conference program will consist of keynote speakers followed by chaired panels. Akio Takamori and Masamichi Yoshikawa will lead Masterclasses in the week prior to the conference. There will be demonstrations running throughout the conference weekend at the JamFactory, University of South Australia and Adelaide College of the Arts, TAFE SA. We have over 18 artists doing demonstrations including such names as Prue Venables, Gerry Wedd, Phil Hart, Merran Esson, Ernabella, just to name a few.Find out more on their website and register today!
by Carole Epp | Dec 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
Masterclass workshop with Khaled SIRAG – July 30th to August 12th 2012
Khaled SIRAG “Development of a monumental Collective work” A lecturer doctor at Helwan University in Cairo (a member of the ceramics department, Faculty of Applied Arts), Khaled SIRAG is an artist known for his personal and collective work, he exhibits around the world and he’s also known for participating in many international symposiums and workshops. He already lead (in Korea, Turkey) the same kind of project we will address in this course: Development of a monumental Collective work. The title of the work is “How to build Humanity” “Indeed, how to build humanity …? It should be a central element to cherish: a pillar, a mast, a guide ….We believe humanity develops through “individualities” put together…We will develop a monumental piece of about 2.50m – 3m in height which will be surrounded by an accumulation of personal items, where each individual will print and express his/her identity. (see photo below). The base of this project will develop with discussions and the creativity of all the participants. We will use the following techniques: Raku, Naked Raku, and Pit firing for larger pieces that made up the core. This workshop will last two weeks. On Friday of the second week, the firing (Raku, Naked Raku) will be held in public on the main square of the old town; we will “picnic” on the spot and some artists from Vallauris will join us for the preparation and the firings. Further details will come later when all negotiations with the Cityhall will be finalized. This outdoors collective work will be a donation to the city of Vallauris and be on permanent display in a public place. The event will be inserted in the communication of the “Pottery Festival” to be held on the last day of the course. In this regard, you are cordially invited to the lunch on that will bring together with all Ceramists of Vallauris, on Sunday afternoon, before your departure. – « Masterclass » workshop – 14 days* :
1300€ with accomodation If you live on the area and you would like to participate, please contact us. Fee includes clay, glazes, and firings *Included : breakfasts at the studio + 1 welcome lunch on Monday + museum visits.
Workshop with Masakazu KUSAKABE – february the 13th to 17th
+ february the 18 th 2012
Mazakazu KUZAKABE
«Back to Fukushima”
An intensive workshop with Mazakazu KUSAKABE, famous master of Japanese traditional Raku, will lead, for the second time at the Institute, two workshops about the ancient technique. Also known internationally for his constructions of “smoke free” wood kilns, he will share with us some aspects of his technique. The week workshop on the “traditional bowl” will be punctuated with small lectures on ancient techniques, history of Ceramic Art in Japan, the Zen philosophy … Several firings will take place, including one by night. A small exhibit of your bowls and a tea ceremony will complete the workshop. For the workshop on Saturday, bowls already bisque fired will be provided, but you can, if you wish, bring your own bowls (already fired). — – “Masterclass” workshop – 5 days* :
€ 650 with accommodation
€ 450 without accommodation – “Masterclass” workshop – 1 day **:
€ 85 day Equipment, materials and firings included. * The breakfasts in the studio are included + 1 welcome lunch on Monday + museum visits ** Breakfast included. Usually, everyone brings a dish and a drink to share for lunch in the studio.
Vallauris Institute of Arts
http://vallauris-ioa.com/via/workshops/?lang=en
69 bis avenue Georges Clemenceau
06220 VALLAURIS – FRANCE
Tel : +33 493746913 / +33 492027409
Fax : +33 492027248
[email protected]
by Carole Epp | May 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
When:Sat, June 18, 2011 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM Where: Crocker Art Museum – Sacramento Categories: Classes for Adults , STUDIO ART & ART HISTORY CLASSES
Description:
Rooted in Pop and California Funk with a little Baroque and Rococo thrown in for fun, Tony Natsoulas has been a pillar in Northern California contemporary ceramics for 25 years. With more than a dozen public art commissions, 12 years teaching experience, and artwork in museum collections from the Crocker to The Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art in Shigaraki, Japan, Natsoulas offers a global perspective on ceramics today. In this dynamic one-day master class, participants will have the opportunity to experiment with and practice various strategies and processes used to create large–scale ceramic forms. Natsoulas will share examples of his work and demonstrate techniques that explore both historic and contemporary processes. As a student of Robert Arneson, leader of the famed Davis TB-9 group, Natsoulas will also be able to take students into the Crocker’s galleries for a unique look at the work of Arneson, Robert Brady, Roy DeForest, David Gilhooly, and Clayton Bailey. This class is limited to 12 students and includes a short break for lunch.
Date: Saturday, June 18
Time: 10:30 AM – 3 PM
Fee: $145 Members, $165 Nonmembers
Supplies: Included
Instructor: Tony Natsoulas
To register for this class, download and complete the registration form.
About the Instructor:
A professional artist for more than 25 years, Tony Natsoulas is known for his large scale, humorous figurative ceramic sculptures. He is a graduate of the MFA program at University of California, Davis, where he studied at the TB-9 ceramic studio with Robert Arneson, the artist that put figurative ceramic sculpture on the map. Since graduating he has been showing in galleries and museums around the world and has been commissioned to do several public and private sculptures in bronze, fiberglass, and ceramic.
Venue: Crocker Art Museum – Website
